NYSE Arca Rulemaking Archive: 2006

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Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change Relating to a Six-Month Pilot Program to Adopt New Initial and Continued Listing StandardsComments due: December 20, 2006

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Proposed Rule Change and Amendments No. 1, 2 and 3 Thereto Relating to the Criteria for Securities that Underlie Options Traded on the ExchangeComments due: December 8, 2006

Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Extending the Time Period by Which the Exchange Will Amend the NASD-NYSE Arca Options Agreement Pursuant to Rule 17d-2Comments due: December 4, 2006

Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Amendment No. 2 to Modify the Voluntary Withdrawal Procedures of Securities from Listing on the Exchange and, for Dually-Listed Issuers Voluntarily Withdrawing Listed Securities on the Exchange, to Eliminate the Requirement to Submit Resolutions by their Board of DirectorsComments due: November 27, 2006
See also:Notice: Rel. No. 34-54348

Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change to Create a Penny Pilot Program for Options TradingComments due: November 8, 2006
See also:Order: Rel. No. 34-55156Comments received are available for this notice.

Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Amendment Nos. 3 and 4 to Create a New Order Type—Passive Liquidity Orders—for use on NYSE Arca MarketplaceComments due: October 24, 2006
See also:Notice: Rel. No. 34-52436Comments received are available for this notice.

Order Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Amending Rules to Mandate Listed Companies Become Eligible to Participate in a Direct Registration SystemSee also:Notice: Rel. No. 34-54126Comments received are available for this notice.

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Relating to the Trading of the Index-Linked Securities of Barclays Bank PLC Linked to the Performance of the Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return Index™ Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: August 28, 2006

Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Amendments No. 1 and 2 and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Amendment No. 3 Thereto Relating to the Establishment of the OX Trading PlatformSee also:Notice: Rel. No. 34-53995Comments due: August 28, 2006
Comments received are available for this notice.

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to the Trading of the Index-Linked Securities of Barclays Bank PLC Linked to the Performance of the GSCI® Total Return Index Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: August 25, 2006

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to the Trading of the Index-Linked Securities of Barclays Bank PLC Linked to the Performance of the Dow Jones – AIG Commodity Index Total Return Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: August 21, 2006

Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the NYSE Arca, Inc. Amending Rules to Mandate Listed Companies Become Eligible to Participate in a Direct Registration SystemComments due: August 8, 2006
See also:Order: Rel. No. 34-54410Comments received are available for this notice.

Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Extending the Time Period By Which the Exchange Will Amend the NASD-PCX Agreement Pursuant to Rule 17d-2Comments due: July 24, 2006

Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto and Order Granting Partial Accelerated Approval Relating to Trading Shares of the Funds of the ProShares Trust Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: July 24, 2006
See also:Notice: Rel. No. 34-54026

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to the Trading of Shares of Six Currency Trusts Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: July 24, 2006

Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto Relating and Order Granting Partial Accelerated Approval to Trading Shares of the Funds of the ProShares Trust Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: July 19, 2006
See also:Notice: Rel. No. 34-54045

Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendments No. 1 and 2 Thereto Establishing the OX Trading PlatformComments due: July 14, 2006
See also:Order: Rel. No. 34-54238Comments received are available for this notice.

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Increasing the Maximum Weighting of Certain Component Stocks in Indexes or Portfolios Underlying Investment Company UnitsComments due: July 10, 2006

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Trading of the United States Oil Fund, LP Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: June 23, 2006

Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Extend until June 5, 2007, a Pilot Program for Listing Options on Selected Stocks Trading Below $20 at One-Point IntervalsComments due: June 12, 2006

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Trading of the DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: May 26, 2006

Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to Fees for Lead Market Makers, Transactions Within Exchange Traded Funds Listed on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., and Registration and Transaction Fees for Equity Trading Permit HoldersComments due: May 1, 2006

Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to Extending the Time Period By Which the Exchange Will Amend the NASD-PCX Agreement Pursuant to Rule
17d-2Comments due: April 20, 2006

Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 2 Thereto Relating to Rebates and Credits a Market Maker is Eligible to Receive for Executions That Result From Principal Acting as Agent Orders Sent to and Executed at Away Market CentersComments due: April 19, 2006

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to the Trading of Shares of the iShares® Silver Trust Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: April 14, 2006

Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change to Reduce the Fee Charged to a Lead Market Maker When It Transfers Options Issues to Another Lead Market MakerComments due: April 10, 2006
See also:Order: Rel. No. 34-53752

Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Amendment No. 2 Relating to the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Archipelago Holdings, Inc.Comments due: March 27, 2006
See also:Notice: Rel. No. 34-53077

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendments No. 1 and 2 Thereto to Amend the PCX's Rules Governing the Hours of Trading in Equity OptionsComments due: March 8, 2006

Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to the Elimination of Obsolete Rules Related to the Pacific Options Exchange Trading System and Order Book OfficialsSee also:Notice: Rel. No. 34-52955

Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Minimum Price Variation for Entry of Orders for Equity Securities Traded on the Archipelago ExchangeComments due: February 3, 2006

Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendments No. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Thereto and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of the Proposed Rule Change as Modified by Amendments No. 2 and 4 Thereto Adopting Generic Listing Standards for Exchange-Traded Funds Based on International or Global Indexes or Indexes Described in Exchange Rules Previously Approved by the Commission as Underlying Benchmarks for Derivative SecuritiesComments due: May 9, 2007

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change Relating to a Six-Month Pilot Program to Adopt New Initial and Continued Listing StandardsComments due: December 20, 2006

Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Extending the Time Period by Which the Exchange Will Amend the NASD-NYSE Arca Options Agreement Pursuant to Rule 17d-2Comments due: December 4, 2006

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto to Trade Shares of the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Funds Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: April 13, 2007

Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Amendment No. 2 to Modify the Voluntary Withdrawal Procedures of Securities from Listing on the Exchange and, for Dually-Listed Issuers Voluntarily Withdrawing Listed Securities on the Exchange, to Eliminate the Requirement to Submit Resolutions by their Board of DirectorsComments due: November 27, 2006

Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Extending the Time Period By Which the Exchange Will Amend the NASD-PCX Agreement Pursuant to Rule 17d-2Comments due: July 24, 2006

Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the NYSE Arca, Inc. Amending Rules to Mandate Listed Companies Become Eligible to Participate in a Direct Registration SystemComments due: August 8, 2006
Comments received are available for this notice.

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to the Trading of Shares of Six Currency Trusts Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: July 24, 2006

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Increasing the Maximum Weighting of Certain Component Stocks in Indexes or Portfolios Underlying Investment Company UnitsComments due: July 10, 2006

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to the Trading of the Index-Linked Securities of Barclays Bank PLC Linked to the Performance of the GSCI® Total Return Index Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: August 25, 2006

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Relating to the Trading of the Index-Linked Securities of Barclays Bank PLC Linked to the Performance of the Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return Index™ Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: August 28, 2006

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to the Trading of the Index-Linked Securities of Barclays Bank PLC Linked to the Performance of the Dow Jones – AIG Commodity Index Total Return Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: August 21, 2006

Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Extend until June 5, 2007, a Pilot Program for Listing Options on Selected Stocks Trading Below $20 at One-Point IntervalsComments due: June 12, 2006

Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Amendments No. 1 and 2 and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Amendment No. 3 Thereto Relating to the Establishment of the OX Trading PlatformComments due: August 28, 2006
Comments received are available for this notice.

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Trading of the United States Oil Fund, LP Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: June 23, 2006

Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to Extending the Time Period By Which the Exchange Will Amend the NASD-PCX Agreement Pursuant to Rule
17d-2Comments due: April 20, 2006

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Proposed Rule Change and Amendments No. 1, 2 and 3 Thereto Relating to the Criteria for Securities that Underlie Options Traded on the ExchangeComments due: December 8, 2006

Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Trading of the DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund Pursuant to Unlisted Trading PrivilegesComments due: May 26, 2006

Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 2 Thereto Relating to Rebates and Credits a Market Maker is Eligible to Receive for Executions That Result From Principal Acting as Agent Orders Sent to and Executed at Away Market CentersComments due: April 19, 2006

Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to Fees for Lead Market Makers, Transactions Within Exchange Traded Funds Listed on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., and Registration and Transaction Fees for Equity Trading Permit HoldersComments due: May 1, 2006

Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Minimum Price Variation for Entry of Orders for Equity Securities Traded on the Archipelago ExchangeComments due: February 3, 2006